Key Account Manager

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💵 $140k - $175k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

💰 Account Manager

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Materion Corporation

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1001 - 5000 employees

At Materion, we collaborate with our partners to identify megatrends, drive emerging technologies and advance scientific breakthroughs. We are a global provider of high-tech solutions in electronic materials, performance materials, and precision optics. With over 100 years of material sciences knowledge, we have been publicly traded since 1972 on the NYSE (MTRN) and generate over $1.7 billion in sales. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, we have 32 locations worldwide, serving 66 countries with a workforce of 3,700 employees.

📋 Description

• Deliver sales growth across industries with a primary focus on Defense, Space & Nuclear Energy markets by prospecting for new business opportunities, while protecting current business within assigned accounts. • Build & maintain positive business relationships with key customer contacts. • Create and execute detailed capture plans while engaging other Materion functional resources to grow sales across PM’s (Performance Materials) product lines. • Discover technical and commercial needs to build compelling, quantitative value propositions that turn customer stakeholders into Materion advocates. • Share knowledge of the Materion product portfolio, typical applications and commercial elements with the goal of closing high margin purchase orders and contracts. • Such activities may start with an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) or PIA (Proprietary Information Agreement) which is facilitated through the KAM (Key Account Manager). • While Materion has contracting specialist to work through contract issues and negotiations, the KAM should understand contracts including the fundamentals of government contracting and support the contract negotiating process. • Deliver and maintain accurate sales forecasts, reports, and account records in CRM system. This includes Monthly, quarterly, current year and 2-year sales forecasts as part of the Materion IBP process. • Develop a strong knowledge of the Performance Materials product lines, through continuous learning to support customer discussions and presentations. • With emphasis on beryllium, AlBeMet, AlBeCast, BeO ceramics, MMC’s and ToughMet alloys. • Gain consensus with internal stakeholders: Quality, Production planning, Estimating, Technology & Innovation, Legal, Government contracting, and business leadership and external stakeholders to constantly advance and win high margin business for Materion Performance Materials. • Work with Materion finance and customers to ensure invoices are paid per contract payment terms. • Support finance to resolve customers past due accounts receivables.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (Material Sciences or Mechanical Engineering preferred) in a related technical discipline is strongly preferred, but lower technical qualifications plus years of experience in a technical role can be considered. • Minimum 8 years’ professional work experience in technical sales, engineering, product marketing or product management • Relevant experience in Defense, Space or Nuclear Energy will be a strong plus for this position. • Professional training in consultative sales is a plus. • Minimum 4 years in a sales role with a track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets. • Ability to think strategically, able to develop and successfully execute business plans • Exemplary interpersonal skills in dealing with customers and team members • Highly motivated with a positive, energized approach; eager to lead and drive improvement • Strong communicator, collaborator and negotiator • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal • Knowledge of CRM (MPower) and SAP preferred • Strong moral and ethical compass.